​BY-LAWS
                                                      OF THE 19TH HOLE CLUB
                                                    WOBURN COUNTRY CLUB
 
 
ARTICLE I     Dues
 
The annual dues for membership in the 19th Hole Club shall be set by the Executive Committee.
 
ARTICLE II   Membership Eligibility
 
No player shall be eligible to play in any tournament of the 19th Hole Club unless he has paid his membership dues, as established in these By-Laws, in full by the morning of the tournament. Any member who has failed to pay his membership dues on or before April 30th of the current year shall be removed from the membership rolls. If the member rejoins the club thereafter, the member will be required to re-establish his handicap and tournament eligibility unless the member’s information is available through the GHIN system. Membership is capped at 140 members.
 
Wait list. A waiting list for membership will be maintained based on receipt of application on a first come first serve basis. Priority will be given to former members at the Executive Committee’s discretion. *
 
ARTICLE III  Tournament Eligibility
 
(a) No member shall be eligible to play in a regular tournament unless he has an established handicap based on continual membership or, if a new member, has turned in at least three valid and attested eighteen-hole scorecards based on rounds played in the current year at the Woburn Country Club and has been assigned a temporary handicap by the Handicap Chairman. A new member with an established GHIN number from another club will be eligible to play in tournaments after having provided the GHIN number to the handicap chairman.
 
(b) Any new member who was a past member of the 19th Hole Club and whose handicap information can be retrieved from the GHIN system will be treated as having continual membership and will be eligible for all tournaments.
 
 
 
(revised 5-04-2021)*
 

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                          CONSTITUTION
                              OF
                       THE 19TH HOLE CLUB
                            OF THE
                      WOBURN COUNTRY CLUB
 
 
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                                                                    ARTICLE I
 
                                                                         Name
 
            The name of this organization shall be the 19th Hole Club.
 
 
                                                                    ARTICLE II
 
                                                                        Purpose
 
            The 19th Hole Club shall be a nonprofit association the purpose of which shall be to provide an agency through which golfers of all levels of ability will be able to enjoy the competition and good fellowship afforded by the game of golf.
 
 
                                                                   ARTICLE III
 
                                                                       Members
 
            The members of this organization shall be golfers eighteen years of age or over. The golf professional and greens superintendent of the Woburn Country Club shall be honorary members.
 
 

 

                                                                   ARTICLE IV
 
                                                                        Officers
 
            Section 1. The officers of the 19th Hole Club shall be a President, a Vice President, a Treasurer and a Secretary. The officers shall be elected at a meeting of the general membership to be held in November. The terms of office for the officers so elected shall be for two years, from the following January first through December thirty-first.
 
            Section 2. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the 19th Hole Club. He shall call meetings of the Executive Committee and of the general membership; shall appoint the chairmen of the standing committees and such other members of standing or special committees as he deems necessary or appropriate; shall approve expenditures other than those voted by the Executive Committee; and shall direct the activities of the Club.
 
            Section 3. The Vice President shall assist the President and shall serve as acting President when the President is unable to perform his duties.
 
            Section 4. The Treasurer shall keep a full account of all money received and expended, and shall disburse funds as directed by the President or the Executive Committee.
 
            Section 5. The Secretary shall keep records of all meetings of the Executive Committee and the general membership, conduct correspondence and maintain a roll of the general membership.
 
 
                                                                    ARTICLE V
 
                                                             Standing Committees
 
            Section 1. There shall be four standing committees of the 19th Hole Club: Tournament, Rules, Handicap and Web Site. The golf professional shall be a member ex officio of each standing committee; he may designate the assistant professional to represent him at any committee meeting.
 
            Section 2. The Tournament Chairman shall be responsible to the President for planning and conducting all competitions, including team and league events. He shall prepare a schedule of events for the season and present it to the Executive Committee for approval. He shall arrange for supervision of all competitions.
 
            Section 3. The Rules Chairman shall be responsible to the President for advice on the Rules of Golf, shall cooperate with the Tournament Chairman in marking the course, and shall submit for approval of the Executive Committee such Local Rules as may be necessary.
           
Section 4. The Handicap Chairman shall be responsible to the President for all aspects of handicapping, including the computation of handicaps for all members. His assignment of a handicap to a player shall be final unless reversed by the Executive Committee.
 
            Section 5. The Web Site Chairman shall be responsible to the President for managing the 19th Hole Club web site.
 
 
                                                                   ARTICLE VI
 
                                                             Executive Committee
 
            Section 1. The Executive Committee shall consist of the four elected officers, the immediate Past President, and the chairmen of the four standing committees. Five members of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum, except that when any action is taken which requires a two-thirds vote, six members shall be a quorum. In the event of a vacancy on the Executive Committee, the President shall appoint a replacement.
 
            Section 2. The Executive Committee shall have the powers and responsibilities set forth in this Constitution and shall function as the golf committee as provided in the Rules of Golf. The Executive Committee may by a two-thirds vote adopt, amend or repeal by-laws for the 19th Hole Club governing annual membership dues, membership requirements and tournament eligibility. The Executive Committee may by a two-thirds vote expel a member from the 19th Hole Club for good cause, provided such member has been provided notice of the charges against him and an opportunity to respond.
 
 
                                                                  ARTICLE VII
 
                                                                       Meetings
 
            Section 1. The President shall call at least one meeting of the general membership each year.
 
            Section 2. The President shall call at least three meetings of the Executive Committee each year, a quorum being present.
 
            Section 3.  The President shall call at least one meeting every two years for election of officers. Notification to each member shall be given at least one month in advance for such meeting as well as nominations for each office.
 
                                                                             
 
                                                                ARTICLE VIII
 
                                                        Amending the Constitution
 
            This Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the general membership present and voting at any general meeting, provided that notice to the general membership of the proposed amendment has been posted or mailed at least one week prior to the meeting.